Most often counselling can help you cope with whatever challenges you are facing. Counselling will provide you with a safe and confidential space to speak with a compassionate and skilled therapist who has the tools and strategies to help you achieve your goals. Therapy is much different than confiding in family, friends and loved ones. Therapy can assist you in gaining self-awareness, deepening your understanding of how to successfully implement change in your life.
Often it can be very beneficial to include the whole family in counselling, when struggling with a child or youth who is exhibiting challenging behaviours. Working from a family systems approach, the therapist can work with the family to achieve improved and effective communication and effective strategies for reducing conflict within the family unit. This can be an excellent option for guardian’s and the young people to work together in a safe, non-judgmental space with a skilled therapist to achieve solutions and healthy ways of coping.
Child and Adolescent
At Breen Counselling, we specialize in working with children and youth who are exhibiting behavioural concerns, including sexual problem behaviours. Therapists will work with children, youth and families to address some of the most challenging and disruptive behaviours. Some common challenges can include, but are not limited to:
- Suicidal ideation
- Self-harming
- Criminal behaviour/negative contact with the police
- Conduct disorder/Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Physical Aggression/assault
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Relationship violence
Adults
If you are looking for a change in your life, then therapy can be an excellent option for you. Whatever it is that you find yourself struggling with, therapy can be a way to learn healthier ways of coping with the everyday challenges that can occur. We work with clients who are facing a variety of struggles, such as:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Self-esteem
- Anger
- Grief and loss
- Relationship issues
- Stress
- Work and school challenges
- Substance abuse/drug and alcohol concerns